I am happy to report that I now have my old RPi 3 setup as an internet radio. It works great! I had a small Creative twin speaker battery/dc line powered unit that has an aux in jack, that I connected to the earphone jack of the RPi 3.
The RPi Volumio internet radio is controlled/music selected, from a Browser on any device logged into your home wifi service.
I watched this YouTube video for the install info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FApVPjaxj8I
Basically it makes use of the Volunio.org internet radio service. The basic service is free to use, for the time being. This website also has a quick guide on setting up the service.
I didn't see any mention about what size of SD card to use in the RPi 3B. I posted my question on the Volumio Forum and one person said an 8 GB micro SD card would be fine.
Maybe I can find out how to share my computer screen on Jitsi and I can run through a demo of an install, on the next PLUG Mug Jitsi video group meeting.
I'm guessing that your install works a little differently from mine, but I got this list from the volumio site and I can click any of them and get the music through my browser - very similar to the ShoutCast method.
Station - kbps - website
1FMBluesRadio.pls - 128 - 1.FM BLUES RADIO - 1.fm/ 7
833SmoothJazz.pls - 320 - 88.3 Smooth Jazz - europaradiojazz.org/ 8
AddictedToRadio-BluesClassics(256kbps).pls - 256 - AddictedToRadio.com 1 - Blues Classics 256k - addictedtoradio.com/
AudiophileBaroque.pls - 320 - Audiophile Baroque - audiophilebaroque.rad.io/ 3
AudiophileClassical.pls - 320 - Audiophile Classical - audiophileclassical.rad.io/ 2
AudiophileIcecast.pls - 320 - Audiophile Icecast - audiophileicecast.rad.io/ 1
AudiophileJazz.pls - 320 - Audiophile Jazz - audiophilejazz.rad.io/ 6
AudiophileLive.pls - 320 - Audiophile Live - audiophilelive.rad.io/ 2
EuropaRadioJazz - 320 - Europa Radio Jazz - europaradiojazz.org/ 8
FM106CanadaClassicRock.pls - 320 - FM 106 Canadaââ,¬â,,¢s Classic Rock - fm106.ca/
FrankZappaStreamRadio.pls - 320 - Frank Zappa Stream - zappateers.oblivion-software.de 4
GaudeamusJazz.pls - 320 - Gaudeamus Kauno technologijos universiteto radias Lietuva - gaudeamus.fm/
HiOnLineClassicRadio.pls - 320 - Hi On Line Classic Radio - hionline.eu/ 2
KWAXclassic.pls - 320 - KWAX-FM University of Oregon - kwaxradio.com/
LinnClassical.pls - 320 - Linn Web Radio - radio.linnrecords.com/index2.html 6
LinnJazz.pls - 320 - Linn Web Radio - radio.linnrecords.com/index2.html 6
LinnRadio.pls - 320 - Linn Web Radio - radio.linnrecords.com/index2.html 6
MegarockRadio-AllRequestRockRadio.pls - 320 - Megarock Radio - megarockradio.net/
Morow(128aac+).pls - 128 - Morow Progressive Rock Radio - morow.com/ 1
NaimRadio.pls - 320 - Naim Radio - naimaudio.com/news/article/n ââ,¬Â¦ io-now-air 5
RadioCaroline259Gold.pls - 320 - Radio Caroline 259 Gold - radiocaroline259.nl/
RadioParadise(128aac+).pls - 128 - Radio Paradise - radioparadise.com/ 2
RockRadio1(192mp3).pls - 192 - Rock Radio 1 - rockradio1.com/
RootsLegacyRadio-DubUKandRootsReggae.pls - 320 - Roots Legacy Radio - rootslegacy.fr/
RSDRadio(160mp3) - 160 - RSD-radio - rsd-radio.com/
SmoothJazz.pls - 256 - Smooth Jazz Global Radio - smoothjazz.com/ 5
SomehowJazz.pls - 320 - Somehow Jazz - somehowjazz.com/
SwedishClassicRadio(192mp3).pls - 192 - Swedish Public Radio - sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.as ââ,¬Â¦ kel=572753 3
SwingRadio.pls - 320 - 스ìÅ"â,,¢Ã¬ÂÅ'ì•… - swingradio.saycast.com
VeniceClassicRadioItalia(128mp3).pls - 128 - Venice Classic Radio - veniceclassicradio.eu/ 1
VinylEars.pls - 320 - Vinyl Ears - vinylears.com/ 3
Oddly enough, if I email this list to myself all the links are clickable, whereas I'm not sure they are in the forum. Anyway, this thread in their forum has lots more:
https://community.volumio.org/t/internet-radio-stations-in-volumio/657/6
If you go to this ShoutCast page and select on the left a category, and select a station, at least on my computer, it prompts to open Clementine and it plays on a wee app.
On my downstairs computer I use a different opening page and it opens directly.
http://directory.shoutcast.com/scradioinwinamp
However yours has a 'cool' factor way, way above my method!
Thanks for the info and Links, Buster. Good info to know.
The RPi is nice because it is so small and portable, does not need a keyboard, mouse or monitor and I don't have to boot up a big computer or notebook computer, to listen to world radio stations/music. :-)
"does not need a keyboard, mouse or monitor "
How do you change stations?
I notice there's a plug-in for Spotify, too. Then you can pick all the songs you like and you don't have to worry about changing stations.
You can use the internet browser on your cell phone or tablet, if you want to select a different music stream. You just type the IP address of the RPi into the browser address bar and it brings up the RPi Volumio page.
Quote from: buster on October 24, 2020, 01:50:53 PM
"does not need a keyboard, mouse or monitor "
How do you change stations?
Geez. I didn't think of using a cellphone or tablet to do it either. It's like having a remote control.
The finished RPi Volumio internet radio, photo.
Looks good, Bill! How's it sound? Do you have an idea how long the speakers last on battery or do you usually have them plugged into an outlet?
And yes, a demo of the install would be cool as perhaps showing how it's used, say, in a virtual machine.
Bill,
#1. Do you turn it off when not in use or leave it running?
#2. Are the wires going out the windows for your ham radio?
#3. If you do a presentation for this, please make sure it's not election night
The little Creative speakers sound very good, considering their small size. I have a larger Boom box, with an Aux input, that would sound even better, if I wanted to use a bulkier system.
The Creative speakers take four AA batteries, which should last for a few hours use. The speakers also have a 5 Volt DC input, if I wanted to power them with a wall wart. I think I may build a small Lithium battery rechargeable power pack, to power the Creative speakers. I also have two 40 Volt rechargeable Lithium batteries for my electric lawnmower, that I could adapt to power the Creative speaker. One of these batteries would probably power the speakers for a year, on a single charge. :-)
Quote from: Jason Wallwork on October 26, 2020, 12:14:20 PM
Looks good, Bill! How's it sound? Do you have an idea how long the speakers last on battery or do you usually have them plugged into an outlet?
And yes, a demo of the install would be cool as perhaps showing how it's used, say, in a virtual machine.
I turn it off when I am done listening to the music. Using my cell phone, the Volumio page has a shutdown menu item. I then turn off the speakers and unplug the RPi.
There are no wires going out the window. I assume you mean internet radio and not ham radio? :-)
I may be listening to the tunes on the internet radio, on election night. Whatever night that is. :-)
Quote from: buster on October 26, 2020, 06:05:22 PM
Bill,
#1. Do you turn it off when not in use or leave it running?
#2. Are the wires going out the windows for your ham radio?
#3. If you do a presentation for this, please make sure it's not election night
"There are no wires going out the window."
At the top of the picture of the radio, there is what looks like a window frame. Top left has a black wire; top right has a white wire. I'm curious to know what those wires are.
The white wire is the wall wart wire that is powering the RPi.
The black wire, is from a string of solar led lights, that is sitting on the window ledge. :-)
"wall wart wire "
Translate please.
Off-topic but "40 Volt rechargeable Lithium batteries for my electric lawnmower"
I didn't know you could run a lawnmower on 40 V batteries. Impressive! I wish our landlord would convert to an electric mower. The gas one he uses is hella' stinky - we have to close all our windows. Maybe I'll tell him about this one. Can you message me privately and let me know where to get it since I don't want to hijack the topic.
The ubiquitous power adapters that plug into the household electrical wall outlets, to provide low voltage power to various devices, in your home. :-) ie: the 5 volt usb power adapters.
Quote from: buster on October 27, 2020, 12:07:23 PM
"wall wart wire "
Translate please.
Quote from: buster on October 27, 2020, 12:07:23 PM
"wall wart wire "
Translate please.
He actually just spelt my name wrong. ;)
But seriously, I didn't know what a wall wart (http://www.dxing.info/equipment/wall_warts_bryant.dx) was neither. You learn something new every day or at least try to.
"The ubiquitous power adapters "
Are we allowed to use words like ubiquitous on this site?
Readers of the PLUG Forums are gaining an increase in their language skills (wall wart, ubiquitous, etc). :-)
Quote from: buster on October 28, 2020, 06:26:29 PM
"The ubiquitous power adapters "
Are we allowed to use words like ubiquitous on this site?
That word is reserved for Bill but you may user others.
So, with the Volumio internet radio program, i went into the Settings and Plugins and i turned on the Spotify internet radio streaming service.
I qutie like the Movie Ticket Radio Classic, channel. It streams, as the name implies, music from the movies.
The announcer gives a short introduction to each tune.
I also like to listen to some of the Hawian stations and their music. :-)
Quote from: ssfc72 on October 29, 2020, 12:13:00 PM
So, with the Volumio internet radio program, i went into the Settings and Plugins and i turned on the Spotify internet radio streaming service.
Strickling speaking, Spotify isn't internet radio; it's a music streaming service. There aren't any radio stations on it that I know of. Is this the first time you've tried Spotify?
My wife likes listening to some of the podcasts. I just it for music mostly. I have about 1500 songs on my list so when I'm out walking, waiting for or on the bus, I'll listen to random songs on the Spotify phone app. I have the premium service so you can download all your songs and podcasts and so it's ad-free.
Lots of radio stations. Just type in an FM freq. In the search bar.
I typed in 91.9 and lots of stations were listed.
You can also get to the Web Radio menu item. In that menu is a menu item called, Local. Go into that and it lists all the radio stations for our area.
So, I have been using my old MotoG 3rd generation phone ( Android 6 ) and the Opera browser to access the Volumio web page on the RPi 3, to operate the internet radio and select music channels/stations.
I found it was better/easier to navigate the Volumio webpage if I changed the Opera browser setting on the cell phone, to use Desktop mode, instead of Mobile mode.
It still took a great deal of trial and error to figure out how to get into the various pages of the Volumio web page, to operate the internet radio. I had to realise that I needed to scroll up and down the web page to see all the menu items, available.
I also am sometimes getting error messages, at first, after trying to start a music selection, for the first time. An error message pops up, after the music has played for half a minute, and reports a decoding error and also a CURL error and the music will stop playing.
I click on the play button and the music starts to play again but then stops with the same error message. I restart a number of times and eventually the problem goes away. Almost like there is maybe wifi interference?
I will try my Samsung Tab A tablet and see if I have the same problem, using it.